BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif. has been awarded a $177.8 million NAVSEA contract for the maintenance and modernization of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97).
Luling, La.-based Bisso Towboat Co. Inc. has taken delivery of its newest low emission ship-assist tug, the Mr. Brian. Named in honor of the company’s long-time VP Operations, Brian Cyprowski, the 5,000
In a move aiming to enhance the efficiency and competitiveness of the Mississippi River’s agricultural and industrial trade routes, the Corn Belt Ports on the Upper Mississippi River and and major Louisiana
Classification society DNV has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Mipo (HMD) for its design of a 60,000 cubic meter LPG/NH3/VCM medium gas carrier. The design addresses
Alabama Shipyard, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded an $11,466,912 firm-fixed-price contract to dry dock and repair the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers trailing suction hopper dredge Wheeler. Bids were solicited via the
In what could mark a major milestone for the development of U.S. floating wind technology, the U.S. Department of the Interior has announced that it will hold an offshore wind energy lease
The New Orleans Engineer District has awarded Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, La., two separate contracts with a combined value of $46 million. The larger contract, worth $29,060,001, is for the removal and
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced grants totaling nearly $300 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand and modernize U.S. ferry systems. In total, FTA
Driving decarbonization of maritime transport & shipping through vessel electrification The marine sector, responsible for about 2-3% of global energy-related CO2 emissions, is striving to meet the International Maritime Organization’s 2050 net-zero target.
The Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB) reports that it has promoted Lindsey Brown to the newly created role of operations specialist after over 10 years of dedicated service to the organization, a
